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    Win a prize a day from A-MAZE-N Products - enter here every day through 6/23!

    If I win the A-MAZE-N-PELLET-SMOKER Contest, I plan to smoke some barley and hops this summer. Then make some smoke flavored beer!
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    Win a prize a day from A-MAZE-N Products - enter here every day through 6/23!

    If I win the A-MAZE-N-PELLET-SMOKER Contest, I plan to smoke brisket this summer."
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    Bear's "Step by Step" Index

    What a great resource! Bear, I saw you have brisket flat on there, do you ever do packer or just flat?
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    New to Smoking

    What internal temps do you pull it off?
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    New to Smoking

    Whole packer is what I get down here in TX.
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    New to Smoking

    Hey Dutch, what is your rule of thumb for brisket? I usually try to keep it at about 225 until internal temps get to 185-190 Sorry Rick!  Welcome to the forum!
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    Hello from Grapevine TX

    Thanks Gary!  Am super eager to start playing w/ my new pit.  I'll definitely get qviews up!
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    Smoking over an Open Pit

    Thanks for the advice Dave! I was thinking of adding doors to the front for the air flow, that will allow me to let more or less air in as well. Do you have a cover for yours or do you ever cover anything you're cooking?  If so what do you cover it with?  Is covering the meat something that I...
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    North Texas SMF gathering

    I'm in Grapevine, and would love to meat up w/ those more knowledgeable than I.  I know this is an old post but if it's still in the works let me know.
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    Smoking over an Open Pit

    Does anyone have experience w/ or suggestions for smoking over an open pit?  I had fallen in love w/ the pit they have at the Salt Lick back in 1998 when I went to Driftwood for the first time.  I am having a similar (much smaller) pit built in my backyard and would love to get suggestions...
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    Hello from Grapevine TX

    Hey Gary, I will certainly get some pics of the new pit in working fashion!  I'm getting a grate created now, so hopefully by the end of the month I'll run my first fire through it.  I use my smoker quite a bit, it's parked up here at work, so we try to fire it up at least once a month if not...
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    Hello from Grapevine TX

    Thanks for the welcome! Any ideas where I should look for Open Pit inspiration?
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    Hello from Eastern Washington (the dryer part of the State)

    Where did you buy your cold smoker adapter for your Masterbuilt?  I have the same one, but didnt realize they had an adapter for it
  14. Hello from Grapevine TX

    Hello from Grapevine TX

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    Hello from Grapevine TX

    I'm Eric and like the title states I reside in Grapevine TX.  I currently have this little fella and just completed my Salt Lick inspired back yard open pit. Here is a pic of it during construction .  I've got a couple of years experience w/ my trailer and several years experience w/ an...
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